Back শ্রেষ্ঠ মালায়লাম ভাষার চলচ্চিত্র বিভাগে জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার (ভারত) Bengali/Bangla National Film Award/Bester Film in Malayalam German മികച്ച മലയാളചലച്ചിത്രത്തിനുള്ള ദേശീയ പുരസ്കാരം ലഭിച്ച ചിത്രങ്ങൾ Malayalam राष्ट्रीय चित्रपट पुरस्कार, सर्वोत्कृष्ट मल्याळम चित्रपट Marathi
| National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam | |
|---|---|
| National award for contributions to Indian Cinema | |
| Awarded for | Best Malayalam Feature Film(s) of the year |
| Sponsored by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Formerly called | President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Malayalam (1954–68) |
| Reward(s) |
|
| First awarded | 1954 |
| Last awarded | 2022 |
| Most recent winner | Saudi Vellakka |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 78 |
| First winner | Neelakuyil |
The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).
The National Film Awards, established in 1954, are the most prominent film awards in India that merit the best of the Indian cinema. The ceremony also presents awards for films in various regional languages.
Awards for films in seven regional language (Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu) started from 2nd National Film Awards which were presented on 21 December 1955.[1] Three awards of "President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film", "Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film" and "Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film" were instituted. The later two certificate awards were discontinued from 15th National Film Awards (1967).
The first winner of the "President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Malayalam" was the 1954 film Neelakuyil. Jointly directed by P. Bhaskaran and Ramu Kariat, the film was based on a story written by Malayalam writer Uroob. It told the story of a love affair between a Dalit girl and an educated, high caste school teacher. The film is considered a landmark in Malayalam cinema history.[2] Along with Neelakuyil, S. S. Rajan directed film Sneha Seema was honoured with a Certificate of Merit. Following is the list of Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) recipient films produced in Malayalam language.
- ^ "2nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ B. Vijayakumar (1 November 2008). "Neelakuyil 1954". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2010.